A14151:194
The practise of prelates. CompiledThe practyse of prelates. Compyled
The practise of prelates. Compiled by the faithful and godly learned man, William TyndaleThe practyse of prelates. Compyled by the faythfull and godly learned man, Wyllyam Tyndale
London: printed by Anthony Scoloker and William Seres. Dwelling without Temple bar, 1548London: printed by Anthony Scoloker and Willyam Seres. Dwellynge wythout Temple barre, 1548
Title page typeset from the transcription.
¶How the Emperor cam through England.¶How the Emperour cam thorow Englond.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But what wonder, ships be made to sail over the sea, and wings to flee into far countries & to mount to the top of high hills.
But what wonder, shippes be made to sayle ouer the sea, ād winges to fle into farre contrees & to mount to ye toppe of hye hylles.
When the French king was taken, we sang Te deum. But for all that singing we made peace with frenchmen. And the Pope,1 the Venetians, France and England were knit together, lest the Emperors ⟨image 66⟩army should do any hurt in france Whereby ye may conjecture of what mind the pope & the cardinal were to ward the emperor▪ and with what hart our spiritualty with their invisible secretes, sang Te deū. And from the time hitherto / the emperor and our cardinal have been twain.
When the frenchkyng was taken, we sang Te deum. But for all that singynge we made peace with frenchmen. And the Pope,1 the Uenecians, Fraunce and England were knyt to gether, lest the Emperours ⟨image 66⟩army shuld do any hurte in fraunce Wherby ye may cōiecture of what mind ye pope & ye cardinal were to ward ye ēperour▪ and wt what hart our spiritualty wt theyr inuisible secretes, sang Te deū. And frō ye time hitherto / ye emperour ād our cardinall haue bene twayne.
- 1Te deum.